TY  - BOOK
AU  - George Varughese 
AU  - Maggie D Menachery (Guide)
TI  - Nutritive Evaluation Of Prawn Waste As Cattle Feed
U1  - 636.084 
PY  - 1997///
CY  - Mannuthy
PB  - Department of Animal Nutrition, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences 
N2  - Prawn waste collected from three major fish landing areas 
viz., Kochi, Kodungalloor and Kozhikode contained on an 
average 21.9 per cent dry matter, 37.6 per cent crude protein, 
24.4 per cent total ash, 17.4 per cent acid detergent fibre, 
8.91 per cent calcium and 1.72 per cent phosphorus. Prawn 
waste procured from Kochi area had higher dry matter, total 
ash, acid detergent fibre, calcium and phosphorus and less of 
crude protein. The results of in situ degradability studies 
carried out in three rumen fistulated cows indicated that the 
dry matter and crude protein degradabilities of prawn waste 
ranged from 35 to 45 and 44 to 56 per cent respectively. 
Prawn waste from Kochi area had lower (P<0.0l) dry matter and 
crude protein degradabilities than the other two areas. 
Metabolism trials conducted in adult, non-producing cattle 
using standard concentrate mixtures containing 0, 10 or 20 per 
cent prawn waste registered in the ration digestibility 
coefficients to the extent of 53 to 56, 52 to 55, 63 to 67, 61 
to 64 and 60 to 63 per cent for dry matter, crude protein, 
ether extract, crude fibre and nitrogen free extract 
respectively. There was no significant difference (P<0.05) in 
the digestibilities of nutrients in the three treatments. The 
animals on all the rations were on positive nitrogen balance. 
It is inferred that prawn waste can be safely and economically 
incorporated upto 20 per cent level in the concentrate 
mixtures of adult non-producing cattle.

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